Just Give Me A Chance to Hold On
Sasuke woke up to see Kakashi looming over him treating his wounds. "I'm going to have to seal the curse mark of yours Sasuke, and we need to do it in a few minutes from now. Both you and your team have already received the earth and heaven scroll so you'll enter the next exam. But first I need you to tell me what happened in the Forest of Death." Sasuke propped himself onto his elbows an told Kakashi everything he knew. Even the relationship Sakura had with Gaara. By the time he was finished, Kakashi had just finished painting in the seal upon the ground for Sasuke to kneel upon. "Alright then, we need to prepare for your sealing. I need you to kneel inside this circle so it will direct towards your curse mark." Kakashi instructed. He was happy Sakura had fallen in love with a sand ninja. It would change things for the leaf village. But her having sex was what worried him.
As everyone gathered into the building they were instructed to stand upon two balconies above the battle arena. The screen to their left would tell them exactly who their opponent was in the first match. But everything was up in the air to know who was against whom. This gave a nervous tension among most of the teams. Sakura entered the building and lined up next to Gaara with the other genin. They were to take on one battle today before leaving for their month long training of the final battle. So, everyone settled upon both balconies and waited for the first match. Which turned out to be Sasuke against a fellow leaf village ninja.
Sakura didn't see Sasuke anywhere on the balconies, as she stood next to Gaara and Kankuro. "Where do you think he is?" she asked aloud. Kankuro shrugged his shoulders and simply said, "meh, he's probably falling out." Sakura didn't believe that, and held hope for Sasuke's safety. When minutes passed and people waited, he finally arrived through the medic doors in front of the arena. Seeing his opponent he felt confident he would win, since his curse was finally sealed by Kakashi, he felt complete hope when he looked around to see Naruto encouraging him, and Sakura smiling down at him. This was it.
Watching Sasuke fight was nerve racking. He held back on any advantage of ninjutsu and genjutsu, but used a few of Rock Lee's famous moves by using taijutsu during the entire fight. Sakura covered her eyes in worry, as Gaara clenched the railing of the balcony wanting to so bad to beat Sasuke to a pulp for not being there for Sakura. She was still a bit weak. By the time Sasuke finished fighting, he was taken back through the medical doors for more treatment. Before entering the doors, he waved up at Sakura with a reassuring smile.
"I hope he's alright." Sakura whispered. Gaara looked up at her with a questioning look upon his face, "Do you love him?" Sakura did her best not to blush to what was said, but it ended up showing it on her ears. "You do love...him." Gaara muttered. He felt completely broken. "No no, not like that Gaara. Not like how I love you." she whispered. Gaara had grabbed her arm and shoved her up against the wall behind them. "Prove it. Prove to me you don't love him." Gaara snarled. He blocked her from moving around by placing both his hands on either side of her against the wall. She shivered from his aggressive approach, and slowly placed her hands on his shoulders in tears. "I don't love him like that Gaara." Gaara wouldn't move from his position. His glare became more extreme, that it put fear into Sakura. Sakura realized her words weren't enough for him, so she leaned towards his lips and softly kissed him with genuine affection. Gaara's stance relaxed a little because this was her answer. "I love you, Gaara." she breathed into his lips. Gaara, hungrily delved into her kisses as the meaning of love.
Baki had been present at the moment and stared at the affection Gaara was receiving. In way it disgusted him, but hopefully this was a way Gaara would be held under control. He looked at Temari, and muttered under his breath, (hoping Gaara wouldn't hear) "What's with those two, they're going at it like rabbits." Temari turned to look at Baki and chuckled, "The love birds have been like this since they first met. I think it's good for him." she grinned before she realized she was up for the next fight. "Well looks like I've got my chance to vent out my frustrations on why everyone else is hooking up and I'm not getting any action." Temari roared and jumped off the balcony and into the arena. She was up against Tenten for this match. Kankuro waved to Tenten with a sheepish grin on his face, "Hi Tenten! You look Great!" he shouted over the railing. Temari turned to glare up at him and shouted back, "STOP CHECKING OUT THE ENEMY!" Tenten grinned and waved back up to Kankuro. "Thanks Kankuro." she chuckled. During the battle of Temari's annoyance and Tenten's courage, ended badly for Tenten minutes later. She ended up on a stretcher with Kankuro hurrying down to the arena to reassure her. "You did great Tenten." he whispered to her. He kissed her hand and watched her leave through the medic doors. Temari had watched this and stormed towards him in the arena to bitch slap him, "How dare you!" Kankuro pushed her away and glared, "Hey! Just because you couldn't get laid by Sasuke, doesn't mean you can call out who ends up with whom you FLAP JACK HAG!"
This hit below the belt, and now it was full on rage coming from Temari. "FLAP JACK HAG! I DO NOT HAVE FLAP JACK BOOBS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGG" She charged at him with full rage ready to pommel him, but before she could do more, Baki stepped between the two and hurried to say, "Temari you don't have flabby boobs! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!" Temari stopped in her footsteps, with steam coming out of her nose and ears, "You will pay for that comment you puppet master bater" she snarled. Kankuro was now steaming up to fight back, but Baki had to wrestle him down, "Will you two behave!"
Gaara had to say one line to get the two to stop, "Grow up" and the both went to separate balconies with their arms crossed over their chests. Sakura was released from the wall and stood next to Gaara. For the next match Sakura was called down to the arena against Ino. "Alright I can do this!" she grinned. Gaara, stroked her hand for encouragement before she jumped in with full on courage!
As she stood in front of Ino, Temari shouted over the railing, "KICK HER ASS SAKURA! SHE'S JUST A TRASHY NINJA WITH BAD HIGHLIGHTS!" Ino glared up at Temari then rose her fist in the air, "How dare you! You pigtailed Pomeranian!" she snarled. Sakura smirked and charged at Ino ready for anything. The two were equal in skills, hitting and blocking with every blow. The match lasted 20 minutes. For the two kept at with so much rage and rivalry, that people looked around for someone to call out a tie. What won Sakura's match was when Ino had trapped her with her mind jutsu.
Ino manipulated Sakura's very words, "I think Gaara's a limp dick!" Sakura shouted. Every word Sakura said was clearly not her own. Even when Gaara's fists clenched the railing with so much fierceness, he wanted to kill Ino right there and now. But no one could step in to stop her. Naruto shouted at Sakura, "Come on Sakura! Don't LET INO WIN"
Then Sakura's words stopped. Her body slumped to the ground struggling for control. Sakura had felt her heart shout for her, "Just hold on Sakura. Just give me a chance to hold on, and I can do this!
Author's Note: i know Kankuro fought before Temari did, but I wanted her to fight first because of the arguing siblings were just too fun to play around with! :D Please review, I spent all morning on this chapter! Hope you like!